Stratford Festival Review

Caesar and Cleopatra
By George Bernard Shaw
Directed by Des McAnuff
Featuring Christopher Plummer
Nikki M. James, Steven Sutcliffe, Dianne D’Aquila, Peter Donaldson, Gordon S. Miller

The story: On the eve of Julius Caesar’s invasion of Egypt, the Roman general wanders the desert and ponders his role to the giant sphinx. He is overheard by the 16-year-old queen Cleopatra, who does not recognize him and is hiding from Caesar whom she believes is a cannibal. She is temporarily without her throne, but Caesar sees potential in her fiery spirit and promises to help turn her into a ruler and take back her rightful place. However, the Egyptians do not easily bow to the invading Romans nor to a queen who has a Roman as a mentor, and as events turn ever more dangerous, the generous Caesar learns that Cleopatra’s intense ambition may overthrow all his philosophical lessons in political leadership.
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